Toy milch cow



B. POSNER TOY MILCH cow Nov. 25, 1952 Original Filed June 7, 1950 \l'lllllll! Ilnlll ll JNVENTOR. BERNARD POSNER.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 25, 1952 TOY MILCH. COW

Bernard Posner, Baltimore, Md.

Substituted forapplication Serial No. 1665601, June 7, 1950. This application April 1-5, 1952,

Serial No. 282,289-

2 Claims.

1 This invention relates toamusement devices and more particularly to toys that are mechanically operated.

The particular toy involved is of the milch cow- In the prior rt, such toys have been de' 1) type. signed and made, to have the characteristic of delivering a liquid, to represent milk, to give it a realistic action. The milky liquid is delivered from udders that are operated by the user, and through the use of miniature reciprocating pumps squirt the liquid through its teats. This construction is quite complicated, gets out of order quickly and makes the cost of production expensive, for the article in question. In a particular form of the device, the tail of the animal is movable and so connected with the pumps as to provide for such operation by the hand of the user like the common hand pump. The working of this toy has an unnatural appearance. In this invention the pump structure and mechanism is avoided, and in general the device is much simpler in construction, while at the same time, being more natural in its operation. The udders are made of rubber or similar resilient and elastic material that are supplied with liquid preferably of a milky nature. They deliver the latter on the squeezing and pulling of the udders by the fingers of the user in the same manner a live cow is milked. The appearance and operation, simulates that of the natural animal and for that reason attracts and interests individuals.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a new and improved type of toy milch cow that can deliver a liquid to simulate milk, in a natural and effective manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved miniature cow toy that can be milked in a natural manner by squeezing and pulling on its teats.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a new and improved cow toy that can be filled with liquid through the mouth of the animal and dispensed by it through its udders, and which does not require other orifices for the purpose in other portions of the body.

Other objects will become apparent as the invention is more fully described.

For a better understanding of the invention, its objects, operation and the principles thereof, reference is made to the accompanying drawings. These drawings in conjunction with the following description, illustrate a particular and preferred form of the invention by way of example, while the claims emphasize the scope of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of a toy cow embodying this invention and Figure 2 is anenlarged detail partly in section, of the. udder tubing and mouth orifice included in this embodiment, with portions of the cow body broken away to show how it is assembled;

Similar reference characters relate to the same parts throughout the drawings.

In the" construction illustrated, a toy in the form of a milch cow is shown. The body [0' of the cow is preferably hollow and in a standing position, with an udder ll extending down below its body line towards the rear legs l2. It also has a head l3 with the mouth [4 open, held upwardly in the natural position for bellowing. It is shown provided with a tail I5 and front legs I6, and otherwise with the features that characterize a cow. The udder is of rubber or similar material in the form of a bag suspended interiorly on the wall 30 of the body It and projecting through a circular hole l1 formed therein. The udder is preferably provided with a peripheral bead 28 around it to retain it in place on the upper surface about the hole ll. This bead 28 does not interfere with the insertion of the udder bag into the body interior because of the resiliency of the latter and its capacity to collapse and fit through the hole ll, when empty. The bag ll itself is made of rubber with a chamher [8 in its upper section to hold a quantity of liquid to represent milk 22. The rest and lower section E9 of the bag is made spongy to hold liquid, like a sponge and prevent slopping. Squeezing of this section I9 permits the liquid in it to seep out and pass through into capillary tubes 20 that lead to the projecting teats 2|. The liquid 22 passes out only when squeezed and no valve is necessary to retain it in the udder bag. The chamber [8, has a lateral orifice 23 against which a check valve flap 24 rests. This check valve prevents liquid 22 from being projected out of the orifice 23, but allows it to be poured through it into the bag II. A rubber tubing 25 is run from the orifice and is long enough to reach to the open mouth [4 of the cow. In order to hold it at the mouth in a simple and effective manner, the end portion of the tubing is thickened into a bead 29, and an orifice 26 left in it for the filling of the udder II. This bead is forced into place very readily. The tubing is rubber welded to or cemented to the udder bag I l.

The pseudo milk liquid 22 is poured in through the orifice 26 and runs down through the tubing 25, moves the valve flap 24 and fills the chamber [8. It continues from the chamber I8 into the spongy rubber l9 and soaks into it, and is held in suspension therein. The user then squeezes the spongy portion [9 of the udder II that projects below the body of the cow and in doing so forces out small quantities of liquid through the capillaries 20 and teats 2|. This continues until the liquid is all dispensed from the udder. The flap 24 prevents the liquid from returning to the tubing 25 and out of the mouth when the udder is squeezed.

The device has a very natural appearance, and also works on the same principles as milking a real cow. The liquid containing apparatus of the device, includes the udder bag ll, tubing 25, orifices 23, and 26. It is preferably made up as a unit that is easily insertable in the'interior of the body, passing it up through the hole I! and working the end of the tubing 25 to the mouth I4, where it is fished through, so the bead 29 will hold it in the mouth [4 of the animal. This arrangement makes the unit replaceable, and avoids the complicated method of molding the body and udder of the toy, which otherwise would be involved. The assembly is not diflicult, and in construction offers a very economical toy for production purposes. Other animals or humans could be employed as examples for the toy besides cows.

While but one form of the invention is disclosed in this outline, it is not desired to limit the construction to such particular outline, as it is appreciated that other forms could be designed and developed that would employ the same principles and come within the scope of the appended claims.

This application is a substitute for my forfeited application Ser. No. 166,601, filed June 7, 1950.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A milking animal toy comprising a, simulated animal body having a chamber therein, a wall on the body extending in the chamber therein, a wall on the body extending in the chamber, said wall having an opening therein, a simulated udder bag extending in said opening, said udder bag having an outer bead resting on said wall, said udder bag being flexible so that it may be forced through the opening and the bead allowed to expand and rest on the wall, said udder bag comprising an upper compartment containing a liquid simulating milk and a lower compartment containing a spongy substance having capillary passages therethrough, and a plurality of teats projecting outwardly from the lower end of the udder bag, said capillary passages connecting the liquid compartment with the teats whereby the liquid is ejected through the teats when pressure is exerted against the spongy substance.

2. A milking animal toy as set forth in claim 1, in combination with a tubing having an opening in the body of the simulated animal and an opposite opening in the upper compartment of the udder bag, whereby the liquid simulating milk is fed through said tubing to the udder bag, and a valve controlling the opening of the tubing in said upper compartment.

BERNARD POSNER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,106,562 Bucci Jan. 25, 1938 2,536,518 Shrier Jan. 2, 1951 

